Subcontractor with the University of Massachusetts’ Center for Health Policy and Research (CHPR) will update the taskforce on the status of the Medicaid/SCHIP portion of the Work Product, “Opportunities for Facilitating Electronic Health Information Exchange in Publicly Funded Programs”.

• Shaun Alfreds, Muskie School of Public Service, Institute for Health Policy

11:15 Discussion on Next Steps with Medicaid/SCHIP

Taskforce members will discuss some possible recommendations concerning Medicaid/ SCHIP and state-level eHIE.

12:00pm Lunch

1:00 Landscape of Public Health and State-Level eHIE

A representative from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) will provide an overview of the current landscape of public health and state-level eHIE.

• Paul Jarris, Executive Director, ASTHO (tentative)

2:00 Break

2:15 Federal Public Health Activities in State-Level eHIE

Panelists will share with taskforce members federal public health activities in state-level eHIE, as well as the current activities of the American Health Information Community’s (AHIC) Population Health and Clinical Care Connections Work Group.

Panelists will share with taskforce members South Carolina’s activities surrounding quality and public health informatics.

• Pete Bailey Chief Health and Demographics, South Carolina Office of Research and Statistics

• Dave Patterson, Deputy Chief, Health and Demographics, South Carolina Office of Research and Statistics

10:30 Public Health and State-Level eHIE (Disease Surveillance and Reporting of Notifiable Diseases)

Dr. Raul Ratard will share with taskforce members Louisiana’s activities surrounding disease surveillance and the reporting of notifiable diseases.

• Dr. Raul Ratard, Louisiana State Epidemiologist

11:30 Lunch

12:30pm Landscape of State Employee Health Benefits Programs and State-LeveleHIE

Lynn Dierker will share with taskforce members the current landscape of state employee health benefits programs and state-level eHIE. Members will also hear from Dan Green, concerning the health nformation technology activities underway within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.

2:30 Discussion on Next Steps with Public Health and State Employee Health Benefits Programs and State-level eHIE and the Public Health and State Employee Health Benefits Programs Portion of the Work Product

Taskforce members will discuss their next steps with public health and state employee health benefits programs and state-level eHIE. Subcontractor with the University of Massachusetts’ Center for Health Policy and Research (CHPR) will also discuss the public health and state employee health benefits programs portion of the Work Product, “Opportunities for Facilitating Electronic Health Information Exchange in Publicly Funded Programs”, with taskforce members.

• Shaun Alfreds, Muskie School of Public Service, Institute for Health Policy